Importance: A review of the study processes and protocols afterward by the researchers themselves is scarce.
Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the study design and the process of data collection of the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID (MaastrICCht) cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic. This evaluation provides information about the quality of the predefined questions and contributes to transparency in science.
Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) in an emerging technique used in the intensive care unit (ICU). The derivative LUS aeration score has been shown to have associations with mortality in invasively ventilated patients. This study assessed the predictive value of baseline and early changes in LUS aeration scores in critically ill invasively ventilated patients with and without ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) on 30- and 90-day mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) poses challenges in early identification. Exhaled breath contains metabolites reflective of pulmonary inflammation.
Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of breath metabolites for ARDS in invasively ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients.